Nao Kusaka (Japanese: 日下尚; born 20 November 2000) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division.[1] He won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]
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| Native name | 日下尚 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 2000 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2017, Nao Kusaka finished fifth in the cadet world championships. A year later, he won bronze medals at the Asian junior championships and the Japanese senior championships.[3]
In 2023, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and won the bronze medal.[4]
In 2024, Nao Kusaka competed in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and won the gold medal.[5]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2024 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Nao Kusaka profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling-Japan's Kusaka and Iran's Saravi win Greco-Roman golds". The Straits Times. 2024-08-08. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
External links
edit- Nao Kusaka at the International Wrestling Database
- Nao Kusaka at Olympics.com
